Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Really impressive, that 12mm lens. Surprisingly little distortion. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On May 3, 2010, at 11:20 AM, Mark Pope wrote: > A bit of a mixed bag to bring my PAW up to date.... > > Week 15 - taken at a recently opened National Trust property called Croome > Park, not far from Worcester. The house has had a rather varied past. It > has been the home of the Duke of Coventry, a Catholic boys' school, a Hare > Krishna school and a nightclub. It still has some very interesting > original features designed by the architect Robert Adam, who was a > personal freind of the Duke and the grounds were the first to be designed > by 'Capability' Brown. > The building is currently virtually empty as it is in dire need of > restoration. Sadly, due to health and safety concerns, much of the house > is out of bounds to the general Public. > I made good use of my 12mm CV lens - this is a shot taken from the 'Long > Room'. > > M8, CV 12mm, ISO 640. > > http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2010&image=2010-week15-1.jpg > > Week 16 - the remains of an old farm cart. I'm a real sucker for this > type of stuff :-) > > M8, 28mm Elmarit, ISO 160 > > http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2010&image=2010-week16-1.jpg > > Week 17 - Baby spiders. Dozens of 'em! They just appeared on the > drainpipe leading to a water butt in the back garden As the light was > nice and soft, I decided to have a go at photographing them with a macro > lens before it poured with rain (it's a bank holiday weekend - what do you > expect!). > I'm becoming a bit disenchanted with the Canon 20D - it's definitely > showing its age compared to the M8 and Panasonic GF1. So I may look at > upgrading it to something like a 5D mark 2 when funds permit. > > Canon 20D, 100mm Macro lens, 1/2 sec f16, tripod and mirror lock-up. > > http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2010&image=2010-week17-1.jpg > > So, that's me up to date. I hope you like them. > > C&C are welcome as always. > > Off to make some peanut cookies and sourdough bread now! > > Cheers > > > Mark > -- > > > > Mark Pope, > Swindon, Wilts > UK > > Homepage http://www.monomagic.co.uk > Blog http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog > Picture a week (2010) > http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2010 > Picture a week (2009) > http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2009 > (2008) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2008 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >